India reported 10,158 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours with the active caseload reaching 44,998 as of Thursday morning. India, on average, recorded 5,555 Covid-19 daily in the last week as compared to 3,108 the week before, according to data shared by the Union Health Ministry.
Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said yesterday that it has restarted manufacturing of the Covishield vaccine. He said the company already has six million booster doses of the Covovax . vaccine available and adults must take the booster shot.
Covid cases in Delhi cross 1,000-mark
The single-day Covid case count in Delhi crossed the 1,000-mark on Wednesday after the city saw 1,149 fresh cases with the positivity rate at 23.8 per cent, and a death, according to the health released by the state health department.
Amid a rise in Covid cases across the country, wearing of masks have been made mandatory in several states and cities.The state government as well as central government hospitals across the city have been following the standard guidelines and directed doctors and staff to wear masks. Public announcements are also being made to avoid overcrowding in the OPDs.
Currently, there are 3,347 active Covid cases in Delhi, of which 1,995 are in home isolation and 203 patients are in hospitals. According to doctors, cases will rise but those who are at high risk and with comorbidities have been advised to wear masks.
Dr Chandrakant Lahariya, consultant physician and an epidemiologist, said that all those who are at a high risk should start adopting masks at public places as that will reduce the cases further.
Ayushi Kaushik (BJMC II)
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